CVE-2017-8895

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-8895
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-10 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-08-12 16:22:00 UTC
DescriptionIn Veritas Backup Exec 2014 before build 14.1.1187.1126, 15 before build 14.2.1180.3160, and 16 before FP1, there is a use-after-free vulnerability in multiple agents that can lead to a denial of service or remote code execution. An unauthenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to crash the agent or potentially take control of the agent process and then the system it is running on.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Veritas Backup Exec All All All All
Application Veritas Backup Exec 15 All All All All
Application Veritas Backup Exec 15 All All All All
Application Veritas Backup Exec 16 All All All All
Application Veritas Backup Exec 16 All All All All
Application Veritas Backup Exec 2014 All All All All
Application Veritas Backup Exec 2014 All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Veritas BackupExec Use-After-Free Memory Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VTS17-006: Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Multiple Veritas Backup Exec Agents | Veritas™ CONFIRM www.veritas.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Veritas Backup Exec Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Veritas/Symantec Backup Exec - SSL NDMP Connection Use-After-Free (Metasploit) - Windows remote Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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